LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Why are bicyclists risking lives?

I believe that bicycles do not belong on our main roads in the dark, in the dark and rainy weather, and especially during rush hour traffic.

I travel Beach Drive twice, or more a day. Most of us drivers give the bicycle riders consideration and a break. There are a minority of riders who ride in the dark, often wearing dark clothing. For instance, some ride through Annapolis with cars going both directions at the same time in the dark, though Beach Drive is a very narrow busy road at that location and there is no shoulder on one side of the street.

Bicyclists think a little one inch light can be seen by drivers in the dark ... wrong! Drivers are looking into single beam headlights and it’s difficult to see small bicycle lights. I just don’t know why these bicycle riders are risking their lives!

I wish they could see themselves from the perspective of a car driver.